Save the Date: Pre-Kindergarten Open House

WHO: 

We strongly encourage all currently attending preschool families to attend. Any currently attending family at Jack & Jill is able to attend.

WHEN: 

March 29 & 30: 4:00-6:00 PM

WHERE: 

March 29: Saint Anthony Location
March 30: Blaine Location

WHAT: 

An Open House is a perfect opportunity to learn more about our Pre-Kindergarten program. Come and meet the staff and discover the programs, activities and curriculum offered to your child in our Pre-Kindergarten program.
In the Pre-Kindergarten program, our goal is to help every child sharpen the skills they’ve already developed and learn new skills that will be needed for entry to kindergarten. The Pre-Kindergarten program is offered to children 4 or 5 years old and takes place the year before Kindergarten to prepare children for the social and academic challenges in elementary school.

The Pre-Kindergarten program helps each child become an independent learner, setting up to be successful in the classroom. Jack & Jill uses a social emotional based curriculum based on the Minnesota Early Childhood Standards.

• Children have in-depth discussions about a given topic and participate in question-and-answer time.

• Introduction of charts and graphing components.

• Master concepts of writing and be able to compose their first and last names.

• Children learn to identify and match uppercase and lowercase letters.

• Develop early reading skills such as phonics and blending letter sounds.

• Math concepts include one-to-one counting, patterns, and simple addition.

• Science concepts of cause and effect, gravity, force and movement are introduced with hands on experiments.

• Focus on independent conflict resolution.

• Focus on socialization and building friendships with peers.

As children learn these pre-academic skills, they can enter Kindergarten and grade school better equipped to learn more advanced concepts.

By attending Jack & Jill's Pre-Kindergarten program, you also gain priority registration to JJ's Jam, our summer program for children entering Kindergarten through age 12. This program typically fills up quickly and priority registration guarantees you a spot in our program.